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nail_down

nail down

English

Verb

nail down (third-person singular simple present nails down, present participle nailing down, simple past and past participle nailed down)

  1. (transitive) to attach with nails
    Nail down the shelf, then paint it.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to make something (e.g. a decision or plan) firm or certain
    They haven't nailed down their vacation plans yet.

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